Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 65332

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Tabled: 7 July 2025

Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) efficiency and (b) productivity of the MHRA.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Department and its ministers regularly hold assurance meetings with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to assess its efficiency and productivity. Under the Government, the MHRA has cleared all backlogs, and statutory perfor...

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